It is quite difficult to describe what goes on at Le Mans, to someone who hasn’t had the fortune of being able to see it for themselves. It is an event that encapsulates all that an enthusiast loves about the exciting high-speed world of motorsport. Le Mans is a test of man’s mental and physical abilities as well as an attempt to push both machinery and technology to their very limits.

The organizers, the ACO (Automobile Club de l’Ouest, the organizer) have released an exciting highlights reel in celebration of the 80th 24 Hour Le Mans to remind car fans of past events and what there is to look forward to.

Watch the highlights reel below:

Source: Quattro World

Rolex Sports Car series driver Joao Barbosa takes his wife for  a spin around Daytona International Speedway for the very first time. Barbosa built up to a speed of at 185mph in a two-seater Grand Am Daytona Prototype. Mrs Barbosa, doesn’t seem to enjoy the thrill of the experience as much as her husband as her calm but slightly apprehensive disposition soon turns into hysteria. If you listen closely, its difficult to tell the difference between the high pitched sound of her screams and the sounds of the car.

Watch the footage in the video below:

Source: Autoblog

Watch Mike Spinelli as he drives the new Nissan Juke -R concept down in Dubai this week on Road Testament.

The Juke-R, first launched back in October, that caused some controversy among the Nissan executives, is a mashup of the Juke and the GT-R with an unusual distended body created to accommodate the advanced all-wheel-drive system, twin-clutch transmission and 3.8-litre twin-turbo 480-horsepower V6 engine.

View Mike in action in the video below:

Carbonyte UK will be collaborating with Limo Broker out in the UK to create the world’s first, super-stretched Audi R8 V10. Limo Broker is already known for their development of the stretched Ferrari 360 Modena limousine. The project has already received so much attention that it has reportedly been fast-tracked for completion in the next few months.

The fastest car that Audi has ever built will retain the 5.2l V10 engine that would normally propel it to more than 190mph but will lose its great handling and maybe even its dignity too. Despite the enthusiasm for such a vehicle, it is likely that it will generate some controversy by car fans everywhere. The modified supercar will seat eight passengers in bucket seats and getting in and out will be facilitated by the addition of four gullwing doors on both sides.

Limo Broker has announced that work on the eight seater Audi R8 conversion has already started and they estimate that it’ll be completed by the summer of 2012.

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Ford is teasing its 2013 Fusion via mobile apps which fans can download for iPhone or Android by pointing the camera of the device at the Ford logo either from a car, online or an image in a magazine. Once the the app has read the logo, it activates a 360 degree version of the new model, which users can use for a virtual driving course.

The app will offer new courses and video clips featuring interviews from the creators of the car every day from Wednesday until the hybrid vehicle is revealed at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. As expected, Users can also share photos from the app via Twitter and Facebook.

Ford’s goal is to keep enthusiasts and fans engaged, active and creating a buzz on social networks as part of the build up to the car’s launch while still maintaining some secrecy of the car’s look and design details.

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The new Juke-R may be receiving positive feedback and considered one of the company’s most impressive engineering efforts in quite some time but apparently Nissan executives in the Japanese headquarters are not happy. The UK team behind the Juke-R apparently did not seek full approval before beginning to build the GT-R/Juke R hybrid. The concept may have been born in secret before the teaser videos were making their way online.

According to sources close to the company, the release and unveiling of the vehicle was a complete surprise to some of the Nissan executives who were displeased that a group of engineers in the UK had decided to take one of the company’s flagship vehicles, representing the best of Nissan, and placing it into an inexpensive, awkward looking crossover.

Watch the latest Juke-R teaser video below:

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Bentley has released a teaser video for their new turbocharged 4.0 litre V8 that will be showcased in full at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. According to the UK car manufacturer the stirring and thunderous sound is the prelude to a potent new Bentley driving experience.

The engine was joint developed with Audi, has been tuned to “deliver all the exhilarating power and torque synonymous with the marque” and will be used for the first time in the GT Continental. The new turbocharged V8 will be made available to customers as either a 415bhp, single turbocharged version or as a more powerful twin-turbocharged 555bhp variant.

Watch the Bentley teaser video below:

source: GTSpirit

A small fleet of supercars was involved in an accident on a highway in Japan.

The Japanese police reported that eight Ferraris, Two Mercedes Benzs and a Lamborghini all crashed into one another when the leading car hit a central barrier travelling west. TV footage at the scene filmed the wreckage along the highway in Yamaguchi prefecture, as well as a trail of crumpled red sports cars. Some of the damaged Ferraris are believed to be worth several hundred thousand dollars.

While some of the vehicles appear severely damaged, no serious injuries were suffered and reports revealed that ten men and a woman who were in the cars were taken to hospital with bruises and slight injuries.

View the accident footage below: